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Today's Highlights
�� - After some digital spelunking I was able to add a few more daily postings between 2004-2008. Boy have things changed!! Here's a link from 2003 when the site was hosted on a Sun Cobalt server in the back room at my local RadioShack in 29 Palms CA. They had the Qube. What memories.

�� - Still making progress on the back end!

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Phase 5 Story: The history of Phase 5 as told by the gents at Amiga History Guide.
QNX, Phase 5 to bring Neutrino OS to upgraded Amigas: QNX Software Systems today cocked a snoot at Amiga by announcing a tie-in with German hardware developer Phase 5 to port the QNX OS to Phase 5's PowerUP PowerPC-based Amiga upgrade cards, as predicted here Phase 5 also announced its upcoming multi-CPU PowerPC-based AmiRage K2 system, which will run QNX.
AMIRAGE K2: The AMIRAGE K2 was a next generation system announced by Phase 5 on July 22nd, 1999. Based upon the QNX operating system, the computer provides mutual benefit for both companies- Phase 5 can produce fantastic hardware but lack software support, QNX need a hardware partner to move into the Amiga market after being cast aside by the Amiga Company.
Interview with Dan Dodge QNX (translated by google): Interview conducted by Andreas Neumann and taken from Amigagadget - April 2000
ZZap!: Homepage for ZZap! An Italian multi-format retrogaming magazine. Soon it will include a good selection of Amiga games and tools reviews.
Java for the Amiga: Java will run on an Amiga? Yes, Java will run on the Amiga. There are some serious limitations at this time, but if you read on, you'll find out all you'll need to know to get Java up and running on your Amiga.
Fixing Blizzard 1260: When we first tested a (borrowed) Blizzard 1260 with the A1100 it didn�t work. It�s been a long research until we found out what the cause was and how to fix it with minimal intervention.
uboot-amigaone (sourceforge): This project is an effort to bring the port of Das U-Boot firmware bootloader used in Eyetech's AmigaOne SE, XE, and MicroA1 boards up to date, compiling with Denx ELDK, fix bugs and etc.
Amigaone X5000 Blog: The writer of this blog is an avid Amiga and retro gaming fan boy based in the UK who fell in love with video games from the age of 9 when his parents decided to buy him an Atari 2600 from the Index catalogue along with a few games.
The A-EON Amiga X5000: An alternate universe where the Amiga platform never died: A new Amiga computer emerges that is both modern and an Amiga.
Backups on the Amiga X5000: Happy New Year everyone! I�ve got big plans for my Amiga projects in 2019, but thought I�d start off the New Year with a blog post on a not-particularly �exciting� topic, but an important one nonetheless: Backups. As I am experimenting more with my X5000 and Amiga OS 4.1, I�ve been getting particularly �twitchy� that I didn�t have a solid backup/restore plan in place, particularly as some of my experiments will invariably go wrong and I�ll need a way to roll back my changes to a known-good state. I spent a few days researching and implementing a backup strategy that�s ideal for my needs and hopefully there will be something of use to other Amiga owners too.
FreeBSD AmigaOne X5000 Support: This project is a continuation of the Book-E QorIQ support enhancements by Semihalf dating back to 2012. The AmigaOne X5000 series of AmigaOS-compatible systems uses the Freescale QorIQ series of SoCs for a desktop-class form factor. The work here entails adding support for the e5500 core itself, in addition to support for the SoC peripherals.
Installing {FreeBSD} on a AmigaOne X5000: {A forum post about the subject.}
AmigaOne X5000 Update Uboot: {How to update the U-Boot your X-5000. Currently has working links to the files.}
Welcome to the classicamiga Wiki!: The information resource for the Commodore Amiga. Welcome to the classicamiga wiki site. This Wiki provides information, tutorials, FAQs and guides about the Amiga and Amiga emulation. It has been created to help the Amiga community, and Amiga users, find out and explore as much about the Amiga as they can. Initially the existing articles from the main classicamiga.com site's FAQs and Tutorials section have been ported over to the Wiki, and then this Wiki will be fully replacing that section of the main site. This will allow this part of classicamiga to grow and expand with member participation. We hope you all find this Wiki useful. Please post comments, feedback, ideas and suggestion on the classicamiga forum.

2021-05-08

Today's Highlights
   - Happy to report that I restored access to the previous years news pages. Right now, while the page is created dynamically, the individual news stories are 'hard coded'. This is only a 'quick temp fix' while I finish up on the code to generate everything dynamically. But at least now you have access to hundreds of more links and random comments to enjoy!

   - Also every page now has an unique title.

   - Kas1e over at AmigaWorld.net has posed on youtube this ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL video of him setting up his new Sam460cr. This is MUST WATCH viewing for all SAM and OS4 users!! It was worth making a special news entry today for it!

2021-05-02

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- Found some good code to assist me with the admin back end and I'm making really good progress. I hope to have something to show by the end of the week.

But until then... Enjoy!

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Amiga stuff for newbies: I'm not trying to compete with the Amiga FAQ that appears in Amiga newsgroups periodically - it covers all kinds of things that I don't plan to mention at all. I'm also not trying to compete with manuals - this page is mostly for people whose Amiga didn't come with one. There will definitely be plenty of things missing from this page - e.g. instructions for the text editors and Arexx, detailed syntax of commands, description of Workbench preferences programs.
The Next-Generation Amiga That Never Materialized Just Went Up For Pre-Order: The Apollo Team�s Vampire FGPA-based accelerators are also among the most sought after upgrades for Amiga performance enthusiasts. There are an array of Vampires out there for various model Amigas, but the Vampire V4 is the newest and most powerful. And one iteration can actually function as a standalone Amiga � it doesn�t need to be installed in an existing system. The Vampire V4 is an Altera FPGA-based standalone computing device, which recreates a Motorola 680x0 class CPU and all of the custom Amiga chips inside the FPGA, but add some new features and capabilities as well. The �Apollo Core� that runs on the Vampire�s FPGA is a code-compatible Motorola 68K processor, that also offers approximately 3x � 4x the performance of the fastest actual 68060, which was the highest-performing 68K series processor available during the original Amiga�s heyday.
Amiga Documents 3.1.4: Hundreds of Amiga related legal and factual documents all in one place.
The Amiga 2000 You Always Wanted: Back in the late 1980s, Commodore pulled the masterstroke of selling several models and generations of Amiga that were all powered by essentially the same speed 68000 and associated chipset. Sure, there were differences in the RAM and other options you could fit and later models had a few extra graphics modes. Still, the entry-level A500 did substantially the same as the high-end A2000. No matter, we the fans all wanted a 2000 anyway, though we typically found ourselves unable to afford one. It�s 2021 now though, so if you never achieved the dream of owning your own A2000, now you can build one of your own! It�s the task [Drygol] has taken on, with an A2000 made entirely from new components, save for a few salvaged Commodore-specific chips and connectors.
Amiga2000-remake: A recreation of the Amiga2000 motherboard using Sprint Layout.
Amiga 2000 � Codename: Tesseract: The plan was to make a fully working A2000 mobo from a scratch, meaning, to get a brand new PCB, solder it all up and make it work. That was my first task, which turned out to be quite easy but also time-consuming. As a bonus, it was also a very relaxing experience.
AmigaOS 3.9 to 3.1.4: A well written and very detailed walk through a 3.9 to 3.1.4 journey.
FloppyControl: This project started in 2015. I had 300 floppy disks that I kept from my Amiga 500 and Amiga 1200 period. I planned to buy a second hand Amiga after I sold them for a new PC. That of course didn't happen. The data stored on the floppy disks was mostly my personal files, videos, music modules, painted pictures, 3D objects and renderings etc. And a complete backup of my system and data files. I wanted to reconstruct the files that I used to have. However, the Amiga disk format is not something any PC could read, at least not in Windows in a simple way. The disks were in a poor state with fungus and dust. So I set out to clean them. The 3D printable Floppy cleaning kit was a result of this.
ComicOn: Welcome to ComicOn. You surely know these short comic-strips, shown in newspapers. Every day a new strip. Nowadays, these strips are stored on webservers. ComicOn simply downloads the strip of your choice and displays it to you. Simply select a Comic and a date. ComicOn opens the strip for you. ComicOn was done using Hollywood. It requires some Hollywood-plugins, which you can download on the Hollywood-portal.
Amiga-2000-ATX: The purpose of this project is to develop an open source Amiga 2000 PCB in the EATX form factor. What is EATX? It is an ATX variant that allows slightly deeper PCBs, measuring 12 x 13 inches (305 � 330 mm). These are referred to as Extended ATX, or, EATX. The length of Zorro II cards, not to mention the abundance of components on the Amiga 2000, makes EATX the best choice for this project.
CDTV Land: Welcome to the soft-launch of CDTV Land! This website will be all about Commodore�s interactive multimedia player, the CDTV, that was released in 1991. For information about this site itself, see the About page. Otherwise, please select any of the sections below to start off your journey into the land of Commodore�s Dynamic Total Vision!
Box / case / enclosure with lid and screws for SCSI2SD v6 card + DB25 adapter, Mk.2: Box/case/enclosure with lid for the SCSI2SD v6 card with the IDC50-to-DB25 adapter, Mk.2.
Magic User Interface (MUI) � Documentation+Releases : This GitHub repository is a public site for organizing and maintaining the development of the so-called Magic User Interface (MUI) for AmigaOS-driven computer systems. While the services and information on these pages are mainly focused for the developers of the AmigaOS port of MUI only, it also provides online API documentation targeted for interested software developers using MUI. In addition, for end-users wanting to enhance their MUI experience, this site provides updates as well as online documentation and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ). Even more important every developer and end-user using MUI is invited to report bugs and request enhancements by using the public ticket management system.

2021-04-28

Today's Highlights
the HEART of the site allowing for the easy entering and editing of links. It's going to take a few days but once it's completed I promise I'll dive right in and work overtime to make up for years of neglect! The nice thing is once it's completed it should be simple for me to scale down a version for you all to help! Lord knows I need it!! Fingers crossed!

- KK/Altair has released Dread Ep 07- Adding Sound FX of his quest to create a worthy "Doom" clone for a stock A500. Even if you don't care about the game it's still worth watching it. The craftsmanship and engineering he has put into designing this game is truly EPIC!

- Oh and one last thing Amiga-News.de is reporting on a NEW, less expensive A1200 card from the Gunther and his team over at Apollo-Core call the Raptor 1200. Unlike a Vamprire, this card this one will be just an accelerator. No RTG, HDMI, IDE ot SD card support. I for one could not be happier. The more choices the better!!

As always... Enjoy!

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The Amiga 500 promo video (1987) - youtube: Commodore's official A500 prmo video. {Why the link? Because it's cool!}
Interesting Interview with Amiga Paula sound chip creator Glenn Keller: A very interesting interview that is made by The Guru Meditation is now on-line! These two amazing people with full of Amiga interest and spirit have managed to interview the Paula Amiga soundchip designer Glenn Keller. He made it possible for the AmigaScene, MOD composers and music groups like Paula Powered create amazing created music that sound just amazing! You also get to know that the Amiga soundchip maker was looking for a ocean engineering jobs, but ended working at Amiga and Commodore. This happened in San Francisco, he mentions.
Commodore Amiga Paula Chip: A nice page with lots of Paula information.
The rise and fall of Commodore: David John Pleasance, former Commodore MD, tells Martin Cooper MBCS about life inside one of computing�s most loved firms. He also explains why retro computing could be the key to getting a new generation of young people interested in technology.
Amiga Boing Ball -making of - youtube: Ever wondered how the famous Amiga demo of the boing ball came about, well wonder no more.
How Emulate an Amiga 1200 on Your Linux PC or Raspberry Pi: Emulate your ultimate Amiga computer.
Maker Uses Raspberry Pi 400 for Amiga Project: An old school project for a nostalgic new Raspberry Pi. This project is essentially PiMiga running on the Raspberry Pi 400. If you're new to retro PC emulation, check out our guide on how to emulate amiga on systems like the Raspberry Pi.
This Raspberry Pi Project Adds HDMI Output to an Amiga 500: Use the screen you want on the computer you love. We're long time fans of the Amiga franchise here at Tom's Hardware and can't ignore our biases when it comes to awesome Raspberry Pi crossover projects�like this HDMI hack for the Amiga 500, created by a maker known as Reinhard Grafl. The project essentially uses a Raspberry Pi to work with an adapter board to convert the Amiga video signal into HDMI output. It's designed to work with Amiga versions that use a socketed DIP Denise chip.
Raspberry Pi Turbo Boosts Amiga 500 Retro Computer: In the 1980s the home computer market was dominated by the likes of Atari, IBM, Tandy and Commodore and one of the most popular machines was the Amiga. The most popular of the range was the Amiga 500 and with Claude Schwarz's Raspberry Pi Amiga PCB known as PiStorm you can seriously boost the power of this humble home computer.
AmigaOne X5000 Update Uboot: To Update U-Boot on your X-5000 machine, you can use any one of several different methods.
Nightly Builds of MUI: Looking for the latest builds? Well look no further.

2021-04-26

Today's Highlights
- Good news everyone EVERYTHING you a see now is functional!! Back on the 22nd I completed the last part of, what I am calling, PHASE 1 of the rewrite. The last part, the basic SEARCH feature, is again working! Please note that as with CATEGORIES, both are searching th OLD database so don't expect to find anything NEW just yet. In Phase 2 I will be completing the Admin link editor which will allow me to easily add, delete & re validate all the links. Right now the old database has 1400+ links and I'm currently sitting on 3000+ more so this wont be an overnight job so be patient. Good things come to those who wait.

As always... Enjoy!

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PISTORM BRINGS MODERN MUSCLE TO THE AMIGA: The Amiga, well known as the best and greatest computer ever designed, is nonetheless a platform of yesteryear. Its 68K, and later PowerPC, architectures have both been abandoned by the mainstream, and its attractive grey industrial design no longer graces store shelves. That doesn�t mean the platform is dead however, with diehard shredders like [Claude Schwarz] working hard to keep it alive with projects like PiStorm. PiStorm is a Motorola 68K CPU emulator, running on a Raspberry PI 3A. The Pi uses its GPIOs to interact with a CPLD chip, which acts as the logic glue to allow the modern single board computer to emulate the Amiga�s original processor. However, it�s more than just an easy way to replace or upgrade a CPU. It also offers additional features, like retargetable graphics acceleration, SCSI disk emulation, and the ability to run whatever Kickstart ROM you so desire.
EXPANSION BOARD PUTS SPOTIFY ON THE AMIGA 500: No doubt some purists in the audience will call this one cheating, since this Amiga 500 from 1987 isn�t technically connecting to Spotify and playing the music by itself. But we also suspect those folks might be missing the point of a site called Hackaday. With all the hoops [Daniel Arvidsson] hopped through to make this happen, what else could it be if not a hack?

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